Pharmacy Technologist at Kilimani Children’s Clinic

The Kilimani Children’s Clinic opened its doors to the public in November 2018.. Since then we have experienced a steady growth thanks to our dedicated team of consultant paediatricians, nurses and other health professionals.

Reports to: Head of Clinical Services

Responsibilities

• Scrutinizes Patient Treatment Sheets and Prescriptions for suitability of prescribed drugs in relation to dosing accuracy, drug interaction and route of administration


• Provide drug information to patients, doctors, nurses and other medical staff.


• Timely and accurate posting dispensed drugs for billing purposes.


• Assist the Pharmacy in-charge in placing orders for stock replenishment to the Pharmacy Store to maintain optimal stock levels


• Participates in regular drug expiry monitoring in the pharmacy to identify and document items with expiry of less than the required.


• Compounding, re-packaging and dilutions of drugs according to laid down guidelines.


• Counsel patients appropriately to ensure adherence to drug therapy.


• Participate in stock take exercise and ensure timely explanation of stock variances.


• Entering prescriptions orders into the computer and making labels appropriately


• Assist in preparing and sending periodic management reports.


• Document adverse drug reactions on patients.


• Participate in internal and external audits


• Receiving drugs and verifying against the Stock transfer printout


• Shelving of items appropriately


• Performing stock counts and stock movement analysis

Qualifications

• A Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognized Institution.


• Registered with the Pharmaceutical and Poisons Board of Kenya.


• Excellent Public Relations and Communication skills.


• Aptitude in problem-solving and decision-making.


• Good knowledge of drug administration and health & safety guidelines.

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